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Optics are not dumb. Corporates are very noisy. It is difficult to extract the signal from the noise if you're not working on a project full-time (as most peopl
by mmcnl 2y ago
Optics are not dumb. Corporates are very noisy. It is difficult to extract the signal from the noise if you're not working on a project full-time (as most people are, except for you, the tech lead), and it will definitely not happen by accident. That's why you need to manage optics.
- amonith 2y agoI agree that they are very important but I still call it dumb in a "it's stupid that we have to do this because we suck as a human species" kind of way.
- lioeters 2y agoI think that's what the word "appreciate" is hinting at in the phrase: "most engineers..don't appreciate the importance of optics." Optics is subjective and often superficial, a performative illusion for the sake of whoever is looking at you. But that doesn't mean it's not valuable or useful in a social context. Here, I read the word "appreciate" to mean, to recognize the value of a thing even if you disagree with it. For example, someone could be a pacifist and still appreciate the need for weapons for national defense. They may not agree with the means but still admit it has value and effect.